OSHA Inspection: HIX CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $4,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  Employees engaged in daily shop activities, to include but not limited to the dryer area, were exposed to fire hazards in that the egress doors contained two locking mechanisms that were not unlocked at all times of employee occupancy.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(1): Exit routes shall not have flammable, explosive, combustible gases or flammable furnishings stored in the exit route.  Employees engaged in daily shop activities in and around the dryer area were exposed to fire hazards in that propane was allowed to be stored immediately next to the egress door that serves this area.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,622 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.     Employees engaged in material cutting and drilling activities at the following pieces of equipment in the machine shop and wood shop were exposed to caught-in and amputation hazards in that:  a)  WF Well horizontal band saw, model number AC-7 SN 478, the unused portion of the blade was not guarded  b)  Drill press model UNK SN 31-5396, the bit and chuck were not guarded

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  Employees engaged in the following activities in the following locations were exposed to electrical shock hazard in that electrical utilization equipment was not installed in accordance with the manufacture listing and labeling:  A.  The pendant box in the CFE Food Press area was not properly attached and secured to the structure of the rack and was allowed to hang from the wires.  B.  The pendant box in the engineering cubicle was not listed and labeled for use as a pendant box.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  Employees engaged in utilizing electrical equipment in and around the engineering cubicles were exposed to electrical shock hazards in that the overcurrent devices for the two panels adjacent to the engineering cubicle were not marked to indicate its purpose.

Issued

Apr 10, 2018

Abate by

May 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,716 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  Employees engaged in utilization of electrical equipment in the shop area, to include but not limited to the engineering cubicle and adjacent area, were exposed to shock hazards in that there was not sufficient access around the two electrical panels that serve this area of the facility.